#a78ca3

Color #a78ca3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a78ca3

RGB

rgb(167, 140, 163)

HSL

hsl(308.9, 13.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.9, 16.2%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 2.4%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(61.32, 14.28, -8.33)

LCH

lch(61.32, 16.53, 329.74)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0457, 330.97)

HWB

hwb(308.9, 54.9%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca790

Analogous

#9e8ca7

#a78ca3

#a78c96

Triadic

#a78ca3

#a3a78c

#8ca3a7

Split-complementary

#a78ca3

#96a78c

#8ca79e

Tetradic

#a78ca3

#a7908c

#8ca790

#8ca3a7

Square

#a78ca3

#a79e8c

#8ca790

#8c96a7

Shades

Color #a78ca3 mixed toward black.

#916f8c

#745970

#574354

#3a2c38

#1d161c

Tints

Color #a78ca3 mixed toward white.

#b69fb2

#c4b2c2

#d3c6d1

#e2d9e0

#f0ecf0

Tones

Color #a78ca3 mixed toward gray.

#a58ea1

#a391a0

#a0939e

#9e959d

#9c979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c9e · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#9ea09d · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#a69a99 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 15.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a78ca3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78ca3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a78ca3 (#a78ca3) is rgb(167, 140, 163) in RGB.

No, #a78ca3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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